reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
sickle-shaped neck (e.g. snake, praying mantis); crooked neck; gooseneck
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
discharging (electrically; e.g. of a battery); electrical discharge; discharge
foreign matter; impurities
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
convenient; handy; useful
division of labor; division of labour; specialization; specialisation; assembly-line production
to become misty; to become hazy
small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)
syllable with an unvoiced consonant (except "p"; in Japanese); syllable written without a dakuten or handakuten; clear sound
thereupon; shortly thereafter
B class; B grade; second rate
optical fiber; optical fibre
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
leader; guide; mentor; coach
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
leadoff batter; first batter; first person appearing (witness, performer, etc.)
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
first-aid; emergency (aid)
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
atmospheric pressure; air pressure; atmosphere (unit of pressure)
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
drop of water; polka dots
water pistol; squirt gun; water gun
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
trivial; not amounting to much
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to